Cornell University Police Department will be educating drivers about the dangers of running red lights during National Stop on Red Week, Aug. 27 through Sept. 2.

Special police details, funded through a grant from the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, will monitor all intersections on Cornell's central campus and will issue tickets for any infractions they observe. Intersections will be monitored on a random basis, whether they have simple yield signs, stop signs or traffic signals. "Red light and stop sign runners, speeders and motorists who fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians will again receive the focus of this zero tolerance enforcement effort," said Cornell Police Sgt. Chuck Howard.

In the last academic year Cornell Police issued 62 traffic tickets for running red lights, 185 tickets for passing stop signs and 192 tickets for speeding. "Speeding and failing to yield the right of way at an intersection continue to be a major cause of motor vehicle crashes on this campus and pose a serious threat to our pedestrians," Howard said.

As part of a further effort to educate Cornell's driving community, Cornell Police offers the following quiz:

If the red light turns yellow, do you speed up?

Do you consider coming to a complete stop at stop signs or before turning right on red unnecessary?

Are right-of-way rules at four-way stop signs a pain?

Are speed limit signs just a suggestion?

Do you drive through crosswalks after a pedestrian steps onto it?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, and if you drive this way on campus, then Cornell police officers have a gift for you: A traffic citation. For more information on National Stop on Red Week, visit http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersections/srlr_week.htm.